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Latest Fact-Checks By Anna Bruzgulis

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Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on March 15, 2017 In a tweet
"Our families have the highest property taxes in the country. We must change this."
Mostly True
By Anna Bruzgulis • April 20, 2017
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on November 15, 2016 Interview with Bill Kurtis
[Chicago is the] only city in the United States, you get a B average in high school, community college is free.
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • December 28, 2016
Brad Schneider
Brad Schneider
stated on September 16, 2016 a campaign tweet
Says Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold "continues to side with his Republican leadership and the NRA in blocking consideration of a bill that would keep firearms out of the hands of people on the terrorist watch list."
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • October 18, 2016
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 10, 2015 a debate in Milwaukee, Wis.
"We’re losing now over $500 billion a year in terms of imbalance with China."
Mostly False
By Anna Bruzgulis • November 11, 2015
Rafael Cruz
Rafael Cruz
stated on July 31, 2015 an interview with the Austin American-Statesman
"Prior to 1962, everybody prayed before school started," and "the Bible was the principal textbook in all schools."
Mostly False
By Anna Bruzgulis • August 10, 2015
Sandra Smith
Sandra Smith
stated on July 28, 2015 an interview with Mike Huckabee
"Almost 95 percent of all (Planned Parenthood) pregnancy services were abortions."
False
By Anna Bruzgulis • August 4, 2015
Bill O'Reilly
Bill O'Reilly
stated on July 27, 2015 an interview on "The O'Reilly Factor"
Russia and China "absolutely said pretty clearly" they would not keep economic sanctions on Iran if the United States "walked away from the deal."
Mostly True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 30, 2015
Jose Diaz-Balart
Jose Diaz-Balart
stated on July 26, 2015 a pundit panel segment on "Meet the Press"
"The majority of the Hispanic population and the growth (of the population) is U.S.-born."
True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 29, 2015
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on July 17, 2015 a meme on Facebook
"House Republicans just passed a bill that makes it legal for single mothers to be fired by their employers."
False
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 28, 2015
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
stated on July 21, 2015 an interview on "The Daily Show"
The United States is "fighting with Iraqis to defeat ISIS along with Iran. But in Yemen we're fighting Iran with Iraqis and Saudis."
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 23, 2015
Other Space
Other Space
stated on July 14, 2015 in a Change.org petition
"By declaring that Pluto was no longer a planet, the (International Astronomical Union) put into place a planetary definition that would have even declassified Earth as a planet if it existed as far from the sun as Pluto does."
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 21, 2015
Pamela Geller
Pamela Geller
stated on July 16, 2015 a tweet
"ISIS supporter tweeted at 10:34 a.m. Shooting began at 10:45 a.m." in Chattanooga, Tenn.
False
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 21, 2015
Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
stated on July 15, 2015 comments on "Fox News Sunday"
"In New Orleans, nearly 100 percent of our kids are in charter schools."
True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 16, 2015
Jan Brewer
Jan Brewer
stated on July 8, 2015 comments on CNN
"We know from ... the federal data, that they only stop or apprehend one out of four illegal people crossing our border."
Mostly False
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 14, 2015
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on July 9, 2015 a website post
"Jay-Z and Beyonce Attempt to Buy Rights to Confederate Flag to Prevent Further Use."
Pants on Fire!
By Anna Bruzgulis, Will Cabaniss • July 9, 2015
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on July 5, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
In Florida, "the number of voters who now register as ‘other’ has grown by a million in the last 10 years. Compare that with the Democrats, who only grew by 300,000 and the Republicans who grew by just 200,000."
Mostly True
By Anna Bruzgulis • July 8, 2015
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on June 28, 2015 comments on NBC's "Meet the Press"
Says Amazon has removed "an educational game about Gettysburg." 
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 30, 2015
John Lott
John Lott
stated on June 24, 2015 comments on Fox News
"The United States doesn’t have the highest murder rate among developed countries. You look at Russia, you look at Brazil, those are countries that have 3 to 5 times higher murder rates than what we have here in the United States."
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 30, 2015
Stanley McChrystal
Stanley McChrystal
stated on June 12, 2015 comments on the Hugh Hewitt radio show
ISIS reaches "about 100 million people a day" through social media.
Half-True
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 25, 2015
Ann Coulter
Ann Coulter
stated on June 24, 2015 comments on Fox Business Network
Says South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley "is an immigrant."
Pants on Fire!
By Anna Bruzgulis • June 24, 2015
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